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Fr. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S. published the arti-cle: “Who Owns the Church” in a festschriftfor Rev. Robert Kaslyn, late Dean of the Schoolof Canon Law of the Catholic University ofAmerica. Fr. Brown represented St. Mary’s atthe National Association of CatholicTheological Schools meeting in Chicago,October 4-5, and the Annual Award Reception

of the Catholic Mobilizing Network at the Apostolic Nunciaturein Washington, DC, October 10. He attended the AnnualAwards Reception of St. Luke’s Institute at the ApostolicNunciature in Washington, DC on October 21 and was investedas Chaplain of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre ofJerusalem on October 26, 2019. In January, 2020, Fr. Brownattended “To Serve the People of God: Renewing theConversation on Priesthood and Ministry” conference at BostonCollege. He is a continued active member of the Canon LawSociety of America and participated in their Annual Meeting inAtlantic City, NJ and was appointed to their PublicationsAdvisory Board. He continues to serve as a member of the US

Supreme Court Historical Society, the Board of Trustees of theThomas More Society of Maryland, and as Religious Assistant tothe Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. On a monthlybasis Fr. Brown continues to serve as Chaplain to Teams of OurLady and continues to travel to dioceses for recruitment visits.

On November 2, 2019, Fr. Dennis Billy,C.Ss.R. was a keynote speaker at the Dioceseof Tucson, Arizona’s 6th Annual Men’sConference. The title of his presentation was,“Fully Alive! Living in the Wounds of theRisen Lord—Our Growing Band of Brothers.”On December 4, 2019 he delivered the 45thAnnual Otto A. Schults Lecture on Spirituality atSt. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry

in Rochester, NY. The title of his lecture was, “The Way ofDiscernment: Living the Gospel in the Present Moment.” He alsohas a new book out entitled, The Meaning of the Eucharist: Voicesfrom the Twentieth Century.

Faculty News

(left to right – first row) Fr. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S., Most Rev. William E. Lori, Fr. Gladstone Stevens, P.S.S.(left to right – second row) Dr. Michael J. Gorman (commencement speaker), Fr. Daniel Moore, P.S.S., Dr. Brent Laytham

Dr. Matthew J. Dugandzic’s article, "ThePassio Animalis and the Passio Corporalis inAquinas," which discusses some of the ways inwhich Aquinas understood Christ's suffering onearth, was accepted by the European Journal forthe Study of Thomas Aquinas. He has alsorecently been invited to speak on usury and thestudent loan crisis for the Catholic Theological

Society of America and on Aquinas's understanding of the pas-sions for the Diocese of Great Falls–Billings.

Msgr. David I. Fulton delivered a seminarpresentation at the 2019 convention of theCanon Law Society of America. Titled“Proceed with Caution: Canon 1071 and LicitAssistance at Marriage,” the presentation willbe published in the 2019 Proceedings of theCanon Law Society.

Dr. Michael Gorman’s newest book was pub-lished in the fall of 2019: Participating in Christ:Explorations in Paul’s Theology and Spirituality.Dr. Gorman also recently published threeessays: “Pauline Theology: Perspectives,Perennial Topics, and Prospects,” in The State ofNew Testament Studies: A Survey of RecentResearch; “Psalms of Solomon and Revelation

19:1-21,” in Reading Revelation in Context: John’s Apocalypse andSecond Temple Judaism; and “Introduction to the Issue Theme(“Paul and Justification: Reading Galatians 500 Years Later”), inthe journal Biblical Research. He has also written the foreword toGene L. Green, Vox Petri: A Theology of Peter. Last summer Dr.Gorman co-taught a class (via Zoom) entitled “Reading PaulMissionally” at Carey Theological College in New Zealand, wherehe also led a pastors’ conference (also via Zoom) about his bookAbide and Go: Missional Theosis in the Gospel of John.

Emily Hicks completed the InterculturalReadiness Check (IRC) Certification Course,and is now a certified licensee and trainer forthe IRC, a tool designed not only to help indi-viduals understand their levels of interculturalcompetence, but also to strengthen intercultur-al effectiveness as they work and relate withothers in a multi-cultural environment.

Fr. Thomas R. Hurst, P.S.S., presented at the“Spiritual Direction 101” program onSeptember 11, 2019 at Center for ContinuingEducation; on November 8, 2019 he presentedat the New Pastors Workshop at Center forContinuing Education: “Priestly Spirituality

and the Transforming Call of Jesus”; and December 8 – 14, he helda retreat for All Saints Sisters of the Poor: “The Call of Jesus inthe Gospel of John”.

Dr. Brent Laytham moderated a panel onracial justice and reconciliation at the reCallSummit 3.0 of the Baltimore-WashingtonAnnual Conference of the United MethodistChurch. He is currently leading a reaccredita-tion team visit for the Montreal School ofTheology and McGill University. As of thispast fall, Dr. Laytham is also a Board Member

of the ICJS (Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies).

Dr. Bill Scalia’s essay “Naught Beyond: APhenomenology of Ahab’s ‘MadnessMaddened’” has been accepted for inclusion inthe anthology Performativity and Evil inNineteenth Century American Literature. Thebook will be published by Palgrave Macmillanin 2020. Also, in November, Dr Scalia pre-sented his paper “The Art of Movie-going: TheScreened World of Walker Percy’s The

Moviegoer” at the South Atlantic Modern Language Associationannual conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Paul Seaton published two pieces recently:“Humanitarian Illusions,” a review essay ofDaniel J. Mahoney, The Idol of Our Age: Howthe Religion of Humanity Subverts Christianity,Modern Age, Spring, 2019; and a review essayof Leo Strauss and His Catholic Readers,voegelinview.com, April 15, 2019. He alsoattended the American Catholic Philosophical

Association meeting in November and was on a panel on The Idolof Our Age.

Fr. Gladstone H. Stevens, P.S.S., gave aretreat to the Priests of the Diocese of Scrantonon “The Theology of Communio.” From June24-28; From October 11-12, he gave two talksat the Bay Area Marian Conference. The Firstwas on “Our Lady and the Word of God” andthe Second was on “Our Lady and theEucharist.” On October 21st he gave a lecture

to the Legatus group in Harrisburg, PA on “The TheologicalLegacy of St. John Henry Newman” and gave the same talk to theOrder of Malta of Baltimore at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart onNovember 2.

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Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R. holds The RobertF. Leavitt Distinguished Service Chair at St.Mary’s Seminary & University. He is aProfessor Emeritus of the AlphonsianAcademy in Rome and taught there from1988-2008. From 2008-2016, he was pro-fessor, scholar-in-residence, and holder ofThe John Cardinal Krol Chair of Moral

Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, PA.From 2016-2019, he was on the staff of Notre Dame RetreatHouse in Canandaigua, NY. Fr. Billy is a widely published authorand holds doctorates from Harvard Divinity School, ThePontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), and TheGraduate Theological Foundation. In 2017, he was awarded athree-year grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundationfor a project entitled, “Spiritual Direction and the Moral Life.”

Fr. William Burton, O.F.M., is aFranciscan priest of the Sacred HeartProvince. He finished his MDiv. and MAat Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.He received his Licentiate in SacredScripture (SSL) from the Pontifical BiblicalInstitute in Rome and doctorate (STD)from the Pontifical Gregorian University,

also in Rome. In 2002 he received his MEd in Higher EducationAdministration from Loyola University, Chicago. Fr. Burton hasbeen teaching for 25 years. He’s taught undergraduate and grad-uate courses in Biblical Studies at Quincy University, Quincy,Illinois and undergraduate courses at DePaul University inChicago. Prior to coming to St. Mary’s he was a Professor ofScripture at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in BoyntonBeach Florida. Fr. Burton has published several audio and videocourses in biblical studies with both Paraclete Press and Now YouKnow Media. He’s just finished his most recent series with NowYou Know Media a few months ago. He had his first book pub-

lished earlier this year by Ave Maria Press at Notre Dame. Fr.Burton has guided hundreds of pilgrims and seminarians throughbiblical and archeological tours of Israel, Turkey, Greece, Egyptand Italy.

Fr. Robert Cro, P.S.S. is a priest of theDiocese of Trenton, NJ and a member ofthe Society of St. Sulpice. He joined thefaculty of St. Mary’s Seminary andUniversity in the summer of 2019 as anAssistant Professor of Church History. Fr.Cro received his Licentiate in the Historyof the Church (H.E.L.) from Rome’s

Pontifical Gregorian University, and holds an M.A. in ClassicalArchaeology from Princeton University. He is also a proud grad-uate of St. Mary’s (2012), where he completed his M. Div. andS.T.B. degrees. His undergraduate education was at WilliamsCollege and Exeter College, Oxford University. After ordinationhe served in parish ministry in his home diocese, and then on theformation faculty of Theological College in Washington, DC.Prior to entering the seminary, however, he worked in many dif-ferent areas of education, including academic technology supportand teaching English in Japan.

Matthew Dugandzic, Ph.D., graduatedfrom Concordia University in Montréal,QC with his BSc in Biology, after which heearned his MA in Religious Studies at St.Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, NY and hisPhD in Moral Theology at The CatholicUniversity of America in Washington, DC.While he focuses his research primarily on

the virtue ethics of Thomas Aquinas, he has also published in thearea of bioethics. His writings have appeared in New Blackfriars,National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, First Things, and elsewhere.

Welcome New Faculty

COVER PHOTO:Msgr. Lloyd Aiken receives the Robert F. Leavitt Award at Alumni Day 2019.

As we were finalizing this issue of Class Notes we learned of the death of Msgr. Lloyd Aikenon February 5th, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. The cover photo, taken at this year’sAlumni Day (October 17, 2019), captures the wonderful celebration when Msgr. Aikenwas named as only the second recipient of the Robert F. Leavitt Award for Excellence inPastoral Leadership. Fr. Brown remarked on Msgr. Aiken’s 45+ years of ministry with over32 as the pastor of Sacred Heart of Glyndon as well as his long commitment to vocationsboth in his parish and as a pastoral supervisor for St. Mary’s pastoral program. Msgr. Aiken(SCC 1964 and SMSU 1970)was joined by classmates from St. Charles and St. Mary’s forthe celebration, Fr. Thomas Ulshafer, P.S.S. (left) and Fr. Andy Aaron (right).

Msgr. Aiken’s funeral arrangements were not finalized before Class Notes but his full obituary will be included in the next issue.

May this good and faithful servant rest in the Lord’s peace


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VOS ESTIS: DIRECTIONS AND DIRECTIVES

MARCH 17-18, 2020St. Mary’s Center for Continuing Formation,

in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is offering diocesan bishops and their colleagues in ministry

the opportunity to participate in an overnight or live-streaming conference on Vos estis lux mundi, the May,

2019 motu proprio of Pope Francis.

GATHERING OF THE APOSTLES

MARCH 24-25, 2020Men ordained in 2018 and 2019 have been invited to St. Mary’s to renew friendships and share pastoral experiences, and to respond to three questions:

(a) What has given you joy in ministry? (b) What has blindsided you?

(c) How does St. Mary’s share in the responsibility for the joy or for your being blindsided?

SENIOR PRIEST RETREAT“VETERANS OF THE CAMPAIGN”

MAY 26-29, 2020A Long Look at the Long Haul.

Spiritual retreat for priests 65 years old or older.Director: Fr. Timothy Brown, SJ

BECOMING A PASTOR

NOV. 8-13, 2020A conference for newly minted pastors or for priests

who will soon be appointed to the pastorate.

SABBATICALSSabbaticals continue to be important, even necessary,

for the continuing formation of priests. St. Mary’s Center provides a place for sabbaticals

to allow for time and space for relaxing from the humdrum, reflecting on life and ministry,

and for reorienting oneself within the intellectual, personal and spiritual life of Christian communion.


Paca Street Remembered

Paca Street! That’s what we called Old St. Mary’s Seminarylocated at 600 North Paca Street in Baltimore City. Here was theMother Seminary of the United States founded by a few FrenchSulpicians in 1791. The small urban campus and the rhythm ofa day there as a seminarian some sixty years ago are still engravedin my memory.

Allow me to paint a picture for you of what Paca Street felt liketo me in the early 1960s. Though the building and campus aregone, the Sulpician Archives at Roland Park, memorabilia andphotos on the walls of the restored chapel keep it alive. It sur-vives too in the stories told by alumni like us who studied thereafter the Second World War and during the Second Vatican

Council. My story begins on September 12, 1962.

I was just nineteen when I left home in Hartford, Connecticuton a Trailways bus bound for Baltimore, Maryland. It wasSeptember 12, 1962. What I first remember seeing in the citywas the big sign on Gordon’s Seafood House -- “The crabs youeat today slept last night in the Chesapeake Bay.” I had neverseen a hard crab in my life, much less cracked the shell of one.So, what would Paca Street be like?

A short cab ride from downtown took me to 600 North PacaStreet. Standing at the bottom of that double-flighted imperialstaircase leading up to the main entrance, I looked up to theParisian slanted mansard roof five stories up. A steep twelve-foot

Robert F. Leavitt, P.S.S.France-Merrick University Professor

President-Rector 1980-2007St. Mary’s Seminary & University

Recollections of Old St. Mary’s Paca Street1791-1969

50th Anniversary of the Closing of the Paca Street Campus Special Prayer Service October 16, 2019


brick wall wound around the campus, hiding and protecting itsinterior life. I got my things together and walked up the steps,through the main doors and into a small reception area which inturn led to the main corridor which ran the length of the oldbuilding. With a Smith-Corona portable under one arm and mysuitcase in the other, I made my way to the dormitory, turned leftpast a wide staircase with a heavy balustrade and down a darkand wide corridor to my assigned room. The ceilings seemed afull eighteen feet high. The door to my room was ajar. Inside Ifaced a large window, two metal framed single beds with foldedbrown army blankets, two wardrobes as closets, two small desks,a sink and mirror. My roommate had not yet arrived. There wasa sealed gas light on the wall. It was fall 1962 yet might easilyhave been pre-Civil War America or 19th century Paris. Paraffinwax made the wood floors shimmer. Paca Street, as I recall it asa teenager, was seriously quaint, solemn, and somehow absolute-ly right.

After getting settled, I went out to tour the campus. In a seclud-ed corner, I found a small cemetery with headstones bearingFrench names, all Sulpicians from the eighteenth, nineteenthand twentieth centuries. In another section was an outdoor bas-ketball court and some handball courts. At the far end of thistiny campus, encircled by the formidable brick wall, was the tinyGothic chapel which is all that remains of the original site.There were two empty niches of absent saints on its front façade.The chapel had its back turned, as if ignoring it, to the seminarybuilding proper which towered above and behind it. The sixacres I surveyed in ten minutes would be my world for the nexttwo years.

Our rector in the early 1960s was J. Carroll McHugh, S.S.Beloved, respected, bespectacled and wise like a grandfather,McHugh was affectionately nicknamed “Smiley McHugh.”Rarely did he crack a smile at all. Taking my assigned seat in thePrayer Hall that first day, Smiley McHugh was presiding from asmall lectern on a raised dais. My attention focused on the oilportraits hanging on the wall of deceased Sulpician superiors ofPaca Street. There were the solemn faces of Francois Nagot,Jean-Marie Tessier, Louis Deluol, and the severe gaze of FrancoisLhomme. Who were these men, I wondered, these “Gentlemenof St. Sulpice,” as they referred to themselves, these “Gents,” aswe called them? Before being assigned to Paca Street by my arch-bishop in Hartford, I had never heard of the Society of St.Sulpice or the Sulpicians.

The clothes I brought with me were only black, a paper-thinToomey zephyr cassock, a surplice, a biretta, a black suit androman collar plus gym shorts and sneakers. The rule at the timerequired that we wear clerical collars with black dress hats goingon our Wednesday “walks” through the neighborhood. The hatI wore was a pork pie. Putting it on in my room, what stared backat me from the mirror was the face of a boy rabbi.

The true spiritual wheelhouse of Old St. Mary’s on Paca Streetin those days was the Prayer Hall at the end of the main corridor.That was where the Sulpician Rule of Life was read to us by the

rector and magisterially interpreted by him. The whole commu-nity mustered in the Prayer Hall four times every day.

First off, we came when the bell rang at 6:20 a.m. for morningprayer and meditation; then, after morning classes, we assembledthere at noon for Particular Examen; another bell summoned usat 5 p.m. for Spiritual Reading with the rector; and, finally, a bell7:30 p.m. following supper called us to night prayers and rangonce more ringing in the Grand Silence. If anyone broke a par-ticular rule in the Rule of Life, he was expected to confess it faceto face to the rector immediately following night prayers.Culpable seminarians would queue up then to make a mea max-ima culpa in what guys referred to as the “Culpa Line.” Then,there was study time and early lights out.

My first full week at Paca Street was a retreat, in completesilence. In silence, I sat through the conferences, ate my mealssilently pointing to extra helpings of food, went silently tochapel for Mass, and afterwards, in silence, strolled the grounds,fenced in by the formidable brick wall which defined my world.Neighbors across St. Mary’s Street, behind the campus, couldsurvey what was going on inside from second floor windows. Onsome nights, a few of those windows would have red lights. Thenightly Grand Silence would bring the sounds of shouting, theoccasional gun shot and sirens.

Once into the rhythm of classes, a few classmates would vanishovernight. The Sulpician rigorosa, the initial ordeal, proved tobe too much for them, or they got caught breaking a major rule.But, those of us who broke a few rules and didn’t get caught, whoobeyed the bells, passed the tests, took our medicine, and man-aged to laugh about it all, became a community in a way no sub-sequent experience of seminary community would ever quitematch. Some of us made friends for life at Paca Street, like vet-erans who saw live action together in combat.

The five-story brick building with the mansard roof where Ilived for two years in the early 1960s is gone. Its doors closed forthe last time in 1969. The Paca Street Chapel of Old St. Mary’sSeminary, its face still turned away from the city street whichnames it, is all that remains of what 600 North Paca Street oncemeant to me.

We gathered in that chapel once a day for morning Mass andtwice a day on Sundays when we were all dressed in cassock andsurplice, wearing birettas, to sing High Mass and afternoonVespers.

The Paca Street chapel, after all these years and despite the ren-ovations, still has the unmistakable feeling of times past. Itseemed so small to me the first time I opened its doors to praysome sixty years ago. It was not what I expected. The main aisleseemed irreverent with its black and white checkerboard tiles.The pews faced each other, choir style. The high marble altarwas raised up three steps in the sanctuary. Behind it, in an ele-vated niche, was a painted Baroque Madonna and Child (itselflong gone), as different from the marble Sedes Sapientiae whichstands in the atrium at Roland Park as the two seminary worldswere from each other.


After the daily Community Mass, we all remained kneeling inchapel for ten minutes for a traditional devotion called the“Thanksgiving Mass.” Some of us served private masses in smallcorridor makeshift chapels for the Gent on that corridor; therewas no concelebration. Then, came breakfast family style in therefectory at assigned tables. A large wooden pulpit stood emptyfor reading at silent meals. The Sisters of Divine Providence --dedicated, semi-cloistered, saintly women -- fed us three times aday and disappeared afterwards into their own world. TheFaculty Gents presided at a raised high-table in the refectory atnoon dinner and evening supper. Meals were mess hall style, like a military academy – formal and regimented yet strangelyfraternal.

Free days meant seminarians could leave the seminary groundsafter Mass until the evening when we had to report back, face toface, to the rector in his room. November 1st --All Saints Day –was a seminary free day. In 1963, barely a month before PresidentKennedy was shot, two classmates and I conspired to climb upinto the empty niches on the facade of the chapel and takeKodak pictures of each other. Smiley McHugh had told us oncethat these niches were intentionally left vacant, reserved for twoideal seminarians. I have a photo of myself at age twenty posingin one of those niches. In it, I am vested in cassock and surplice,my hands piously folded. I know that if I had been caught by aGent doing so or had confessed it to Smiley McHugh on AllSouls Day in the Culpa Line, I wouldn’t be standing here todayas a priest, much less as a Sulpician. So, for old times’ sake, Iwant to say: “Smiley McHugh. I confess I did it! I stood in theniche of the chapel on All Saints Day 1963!”

The word, “seminary” comes from the Latin word for a seedbed.So, what precisely did our experience at Paca Street plant in usso many years ago?

Thinking back on it now, for me at least, it was a deep respect forour Catholic faith and tradition, and for the arts and sciencesand philosophical reflection of a high order. The vocation of adiocesan priest, as the Sulpicians saw it then and see it now, hadto grow in a soil nourished by a daily spiritual rhythm of prayerand study and strong community life and community service.Creature comforts didn’t matter. It was at Paca Street that I gotmy first taste of modern philosophy reading Martin Heidegger’sBeing and Time. It was at Paca Street that I first encounteredSulpicians who modelled for me those priestly qualities of mindI came to admire later in theology at Roland Park in men likeAddison Wright and Raymond Brown. It was at Paca Street thatI made seminary and priest friends for life.

The Faculty Gents at Paca Street who taught and formed me inthe early 1960s were deeply religious and well-educated men.While I was a student, our sociology and economics professor,William “Lugger” Lee, S.S., was helping to create urban home-steading in the Seton Hill Neighborhood just across the streetfrom the seminary. Eugene “Gino” Walsh, S.S. was already rec-ognized at the cutting edge of contemporary liturgy and liturgicalmusic. Carleton Sage, S.S., a convert, descendent of a notableProtestant family and former Carthusian monk, taught usChaucer and T. S. Eliot and occasionally appeared in an ornate

colored folk art vest from Guatemala playing an amateurish vio-lin. Chain-smoking Thomas “Butch” Leigh, S.S., led eveningdiscussions in his room for seminarians interested, as I was, inmodern British and Continental philosophy, in writings byWittgenstein, Heidegger and Teilhard de Chardin. Daniel“Danny” Fives, S.S., from Brooklyn, taught us the history of philosophy using every device imaginable to implant philosoph-ical ideas into our young heads. One of them was his telling usthat the great Jewish philosopher, Baruch Spinoza, began hiscareer as a lens grinder in Holland and later went into philoso-phy to make a spectacle of himself! There was also the meta-physician, James “Jimmy” Linehan, S.S., the mystical biologistTheodore Aycock, S.S., the person who first got the MotherSeton House going, Joe Law, S.S., and the psychologist philoso-pher, Raimundo DiNardo, S.S.

The really odd ducks on the faculty at Paca Street at that timedeserve mention as well. There was Father Albin “Gieter”Gietzen, S.S., totally zany, if not bona fide crazy, and now all butforgotten, who taught my class public speaking by having usshout tirades at each other – like Demosthenes -- to loosen thevocal chords and the nerves of the introverts and shy ones. The“Old Dad” – Aloysius Bernhardt, S.S., -- who taught English lit-erature, wore a small shoulder cape over his cassock, a black skullcap and taped shut those pages in his novels whose contents hethought would scandalize anyone.

Finally, standing all alone, was Charlie Pertsch, business manag-er, lay curmudgeon and devoted lay retainer of the Sulpician mis-sion on Paca Street, at St. Charles and later at Roland Park.

Let me bring these memories of mine about Old St. Mary’s PacaStreet to a close.

According to the Sulpician Archives, I graduated and receivedmy B.A. in philosophy from St. Mary’s Seminary Paca Street onMonday, June 1, 1964. The commencement exercises were held,as you would expect, in the Prayer Hall. No family members wereinvited, no outside friends, only the faculty and seminarians. Weneeded no cap and gown, living as we did in black cassocks.There was no academic procession, no Pomp and Circumstance.My two years at Paca Street were over, in what seems to me now,like the blink of an eye. I said farewell to classmates I wouldnever see again, and, without fully realizing it at the time,farewell to a special place and a special time in my life, the likesof which would never come again.

“Number 10 Downing Street” and “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue”are more than addresses. So is “600 North Paca Street.” And, forthose of us who went there once and for those who now visit thediminutive Gothic Chapel, with the still-empty niches, and theMother Seton House next door, and who tour the SpiritualCenter created to keep the memories alive, it will always be thatstreet number and that street.

The stunning A. Aubrey Bodine photos of the Old Seminary onPaca Street and of the exterior and interior of the SeminaryChapel capture the Sulpician world as it was back then when Iwas nineteen. It was a world that was coming to an end, and wedidn’t know it. In Bodine’s portraits, America’s first seminary


serenely stands on a city street next to redbrick row houses and white marble steps --a piece of nineteenth century Paris in thevery heart of Baltimore.

Auld Lang Syne is a song taken from averse by Bobby Burns -- “Lest old acquain-tance be forgot and never brought tomind.”

The Paca Street Chapel brings to mind thenames and faces of many old acquaintanc-es and friends. It is the enduring architec-tural symbol of the Old St. Mary’sPhilosophy House and Theology House,before Roland Park or anything elseSulpician in America even existed. Thischapel, where we gather today, is ourSulpician birthplace in the United Statesat the very time the country was founded.It is in part a crypt, in part a monument, inpart a memory, in part a dream. When Iwas president-rector at Roland Park in theearly 1980s, I instituted an annual visit ofnew seminarians to this chapel and thesegrounds so they might absorb what thatmemory and dream of the priesthood areall about.

As for me, from the day I first arrived atNorth Paca Street in September 1962until the day I left in June 1964, and for allthe intervening years, whenever I havevisited and closed my eyes after driving upand imagined again my younger self get-ting from the cab and hauling a suitcase upthe front steps, which are no more into aninterior world lost in time, the memoryand dream are as fresh as ever.

Paca Street! Upon simply hearing this name, Paca Street, memories of the most formativeyears of my seminary life flood my imagination. I love looking back on my Paca Streetexperience from 1967-1969. For here, 50 years ago, I heard my call to the Sulpician voca-tion. I heard my call the way vocational calls are generally heard – through fascination.We follow fascination when we see someone acting in a way which we wish we were capa-ble of. We desire to do what we see fascinating in another.

I come from the Diocese of Erie, PA. Our diocese has an intense commitment toCatholic schools. In my time, most priests, especially those who showed an academicability, were assigned to be a teacher. I came to Paca Street anticipating a ministry in Eriethat would have a substantial academic component to it. So, my antennae were up to findrole models. When I met the Sulpicians at Paca Street, I felt like I made contact. Theyshowed me that ministry as a teacher is a true pastoral ministry. I experienced in them,as a community of priests, enthusiasm about what they were doing, and, by all appear-ances, that they also seemed to like one another. I found that fascinating. I apprenticedmyself to them and began taking clues from how they lived as the next step for myself.

Education and formation at Paca Street were old school. That is to say, character was theobjective. To form character, one of the jobs of the educator is to hold up examples—notonly by being a good example yourself, but by putting students in contact with the bestthings humans have thought and done. In this remembrance, I want to pay tribute to theformation faculty at Paca Street for doing just that.

These men took their place as community men living in our midst, as Sulpicians do, notseparated from us by living in a faculty house. They devoted themselves to the life of thecommunity in all its forms. They were as present to the community schedule as we wereexpected to be.

Bill Lee was Rector then, and Bob Evers was Dean. They led as administrators in the veryturbulent times of the late ’60s. They were willing to take the risk to transform seminarylife to bring it in step with the times and with the renewal going on in the Church. Theircourage fascinated me.

Philosophy studies brought us in touch with the great minds— Thomas “Butch” Leighintroduced us to phenomenology, Ed Connolly to Heidegger, and Joe Gallagher minedthe mind of Aquinas—an excavation that uncovered the riches underlying the post-Vatican II reforms in theology. We were taught the great minds by great people.

Then there was Gene Walsh, John Greenalch, and Ed Frazer bringing to life the renewalgoing on in theology after the Council. Their enthusiasm whet my appetite to study itmore deeply. The two youngest Sulpicians at that time, Pat Browne and Jim Gorman,were social scientists who tried to teach us the importance of knowing the assumptionsof the culture that is shaping us and in which we would be called to minister.

And then there was Bob Gavin. Bob was not a classroom teacher. His teaching was donethrough the example of his Sulpician presence and pastoral charity. The power of hispresence in the community was without parallel. He had an impact on everyone.

There is an old saying, “If you catch on fire with enthusiasm, people will come from milesto watch you burn.” There was something immensely impressive about the enthusiasm ofthe Paca people, and the Sulpician spirit there. I came from Erie to watch them burn! AsI got closer to the fire, I was fascinated by the heat they generated. I wanted to catch onfire, too, and be one of them. Now, five decades later, I realize more than I realized whenI graduated in 1969 just how much I was formed by the Paca people.

My years as a Sulpician have been indelibly marked by my Paca Street experience. Myfascination with the Sulpicians at Paca Street gave me an initial enthusiasm to pursue aSulpician vocation. That fascination has sustained me for these 50 years and fascinatesme still.

Richard M. Gula, P.S.S.Paca Street 1967-1969St. Mary’s Seminary 1969-1973

Fr. Gula’s Remarks

Community HighlightsAugust 2019 – January 2020


On September 14, 2019 St. Mary’sSeminary served as the venue for the annualNun Run which benefits the Little Sisters ofthe Poor. This is the first year that the eventwas held at St. Mary’s and we had an excel-lent number of seminarians and facultymembers who participated.

On Monday, November 11, 2019, MostRev. Ronald Gainer, Bishop of the Dioceseof Harrisburg, celebrated the Mass for theRite of Candidacy. (left to right JoséCarvajal (Diocese of Worcester) Scott Kady(Archdiocese of Baltimore), Bishop Gainer,Carlos Ardila (Diocese of Worcester) andFr. Brown after the ceremony.)

St. Mary’s Seminary was the host this yearfor the annual Vianney Cup on September

28th. This annual soccer tournamentincludes the seminarians from St. Mary’sSeminary, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary,

St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, andTheological College. The seminarians began

the day with Mass and concluded withVespers and dinner together after the games.

Seminarians Khoa Anh Tran and Paul Knognyuyparticipate in the annual bocci tournament.

Director of Music, Paul Binko, leadsthe St. Mary’s Seminary Schola inLessons & Carols on December 3rd.


St. Mary’s seminarians andfaculty at the annual March

for Life in Washington DC onFriday, January 24th, 2020.

St. Mary’s Seminary and the U.S. Sulpician Province are investing $16,000,000in the modernized environment of this historic building. Renovations of theChapel were completed over the summer and allowed the seminarian commu-nity to enjoy an air-conditioned chapel with significantly improved lighting forthe opening liturgy of the new academic year.

Renovation of the residence halls began inearly fall. Third and fourth seminarians werehistorically assigned (2) adjacent rooms; onefor sleeping and one for study. The renovatedspace will combine these two rooms toinclude bedroom, bathroom, and study spacefor all seminarians. The renovation willinclude meeting and laundry rooms as well asa small chapel on each floor.


Renovation!

St. Mary’s has also kicked off a$9,000,000 campaign to endow fourkey priorities: Human Formation,Pastoral Formation, OngoingFormation, and ScholarshipEndowment.

Inspired by faith we are creating a seminary for the future, not a formertime, that will be recognized as preeminent among the best Catholicseminaries of today and tomorrow. TheChurch is entering a new era and St. Mary’s is ready for it – for a Churchin which trust and confidence have beendependently renewed.

Fr. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S.

The Campaign forSt. Mary’s Seminary

& University

FAITH.COURAGE.RENEWAL.


ST. CHARLES COLLEGEAND

ST. MARY’SSEMINARY COLLEGE

1950s

v Msgr. R. Roy Cosby, SCC’50 andSMS’54, (Arlington), celebrated his 65thanniversary of ordination. He wasordained by Richmond Bishop Peter L.Ireton on May 8, 1954. He was named amonsignor in 1994, and retired fromactive ministry in 1999.

1960s

v John M. Harney, SCC’60, has beenmarried to his wife, Diane, for 58 years. Hehas now retired as a financial consultant for

43 years. He can be reached at 410 16thAve., Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785.

v Fr. Robert J. Burbank, PS’60 andSMS’64, (Hartford), has moved to TheHearth at Gardenside, 173 Alps Road, Apt.213, Branford, CT 06405.

v Msgr. John L. FitzGerald, SCC’61 andSMS’67, (Baltimore), previously ExecutiveDirector of Apostleship of the Sea inBaltimore, has retired, while continuing asChaplain.

v Fr. Ronald J. Cioffi, SCC’63, PS’65, andSMS’69, (Trenton), can now be reached at16 Brookwood Drive, Freehold, NJ 07728.

v Msgr. William J. English, SCC’63,PS’65, and SMS’69, (Washington, DC), isnow living at 11035 Candlelight Lane,Potomac, MD 20854.

v Msgr. Roger E. McGrath, SCC’64,(Camden), previously Pastor of SS. Peterand Paul, Turnersville, has retired. He isnow living at 248 Harding Highway, A-8,Newfield, NJ 08344-9723.

v Fr. Joseph T. Graffis, PS’67 andSMS’71, (Louisville), has been appointedAdministrator Pro-Tempore of St. Francisof Assisi Church, Louisville.

v J. Bruce Bateman, SCC’58 and PS’60,wrote in to let us know that he and hiswife, Bernadetta, have been enjoying thelife of snow birds. They have four children,six grandchildren, and 4 great-grandsons.Their son, Fr. John B. Bateman, is a Majorin the Air Force, and served as private sec-retary to Edwin Cardinal O’Brien, GrandMaster of the Order of The EquestrianOrder of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.Bruce and Bernadetta volunteer in the

Alumni News

Fr. Brown greets returning alumni before Mass in October.


choirs in two parishes (US and Canada),and enjoy travel to her family reunions inThe Netherlands. Bruce has formed a LatinSchola in Canada and sings in a Schola inthe US. He enjoys genealogy and has a let-ter-writing ministry. He volunteers at anursing home in Canada, performs pianoprograms at many senior residences, andorgan recitals with the Space CoastChapter of the American Guild ofOrganists. In 2020, Bruce and Bernadettawill retire to Buena Vida Estates, 336 SheddStreet, Melbourne, FL 32901.

v Anthony R. Mignini, SCC’63, lost hiswife, Kathy on December 15, 2019. Kathywas a long time employee of St. Mary’sSeminary, and her obituary can be found inthis magazine on p. 25. Tony and Kathymoved to Naples, FL shortly before herdeath, and Tony is now living at 4873Hampshire Court Unit 301, Naples, FL34112.

v Fr. Ernest P. Allega, SCC’69, SMSC’71,and SMS’75, (Worcester), previously Pastorat St. Denis Parish, East Douglas, is nowretired.

v Deacon Stephen L. Zinicola, SCC’69,went on from St. Charles College to gradu-

ate from Salesianum High School inWilmington and the University ofDelaware with a BS in engineering, and anMBA. He and his wife have three grownchildren, all boys, and four granddaughters.In 2013, he was ordained a permanent dea-con for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,

and currently serves in that capacity at St.Patrick Parish in Kennett Square, PA.

v Fr. Lawrence F. Kolson, SCC’68,SMSC’70, and SMS’74, (Baltimore), previ-ously Pastor of St. Stephen, Bradshaw, hasretired.

St. Mary’s Seminary Class of 1974 celebrated their 45th anniversary at Alumni Day on October 17, 2019. Pictured, back row (l-r): Fr. Paul Jennings,V.F., Fr. John Cavagnaro, Fr. Leo LeBlanc, Fr. Clem Manista, Fr. Michael Drury, and Fr. Stanley Barron. Front row (l-r): Fr. Stephen Salvador, Fr. Ronald Sordillo, Fr. Leonard Voytek, and Fr. Joe Desmond.

George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow and William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies for theEthics and Public Policy Center, came back to his alma mater to speak to the seminarian communityabout his most recent book The Irony of Modern Catholic History in November, 2019.


1970s

v Fr. Charles J. T. Talar, SMSC’70 andSMS’74, (Bridgeport), received his MLA inArt History in July, 2019 from theUniversity of St. Thomas, Houston, TX,while continuing to serve as full time facul-ty at St. Mary’s Seminary, Houston, teach-ing Church History and Pastoral Theology.

v Fr. James G. Gutting, SMSC’71 andSMS’75, (Erie), has been appointed SeniorAssociate of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, POBox 2394, Erie, PA 16701.

v Frederick J. Lynch, SMSC’73 andSMS’77, is now living at 1407 W 72ndAve., Philadelphia, PA 19126.

v Fr. W. Pierre Baker, SMSC’74 andSMS’78, (Manchester), is now living at 21Searles Road, Windham, NH 03087.

v Msgr. James Hannon, SMSC’75,(Baltimore), previously Director of ClergyPersonnel and Western Vicar, has beenappointed Pastor of Our Lady of Grace,Parkton.

v Fr. Raymond D. Martin, SMSC’75 andSMS’93, (Baltimore), previously HospitalChaplain, has been appointed Associate

Pastor of Church of the Resurrection andSt. Paul in Ellicott City, MD.

v Fr. Lawrence T. Solan, SMSC’76 andSMS’80, (Denver), has retired from theDiocese of Colorado Springs as of Sept. 1,2019. He works as supply priest on week-ends and at the Memorial Hospital Systemthree days a week as Catholic Chaplain.He can be reached at 6155 Pulpit Rock Dr.,Colorado Springs, CO 80918.

v Msgr. Thomas Gervasio, SMSC’78,(Trenton), lost his sister, Vincenza Brophy,on July 15, 2019, at the age of 61. A Massof Christian Burial was celebrated at St.Gregory the Great Church in HamiltonSquare for Mrs. Brophy.

ST. MARY’S SEMINARY

1950s

v Fr. James M. Lennon, SMS’58,(Joliet), recently celebrated his 60thanniversary of ordination, has retired andloves every minute of it! He is now liv-ing at Church of St. Anthony, 100 N.Scott St., Joliet, IL 60432.

v Fr. Garrett Dorsey, SMS’59,(Pittsburgh), is celebrating his 60thanniversary of ordination. Some of Fr.Dorsey’s most memorable ministriesinclude the efforts following Vatican II tobring renewal to the liturgy and joiningefforts within community organizations todeal with the closing of steel mills in the1980’s. In 1994, he was granted a sabbat-ical for classes at the Ratisbonne Centerin Jerusalem and travels in the Holy Landin Rome. Fr. Dorsey retired from activeministry in 2015.

v Fr. Salvatore J. Guagliardo, SMS’59,(Rockford), is celebrating his 60thanniversary of ordination. He wasordained to the priesthood on May 11,1959, at St. Anthony of Padua Parish inRockford. Fr. Guagliardo served manyassignments in the Diocese of Rockforduntil he retired in 1999.

v Fr. Joseph Kurutz, SMS’59,(Pittsburgh), is celebrating his 60thanniversary of ordination. It was hisbrother’s influence, Fr. George A. Kurutz,that led him to pursue a vocation. Tothose considering ministry he suggests,“Pray often and think how wonderful it is

Members of the Class of 1964 celebrated their 55th Anniversary at Alumni Day. Pictured, back row, l-r: Fr. George Limmer, Dick Pryor, Bob Quigley, Rt. Rev. Ken Walsh, Fr. Paul Thomas, Tom Brown, Tom Troyano, Diane Chigounis. Front row, l-r: Sr. Pat Warman, Eileen Walsh, Sandy Brown, andFr. Bill Warman.


to help people stay connected to God.Being a bridge builder between Godand people is a real joy.” He retiredfrom active ministry in 2004, but con-tinues to help with Mass at Villa deMarillac Nursing Home in Pittsburgh’sEast End and hears confessions at St.Louis de Marillac in Upper St. Clair.

Fr. William G. Muench, SMS’59,(Ogdensburg), is celebrating his 60thanniversary of ordination. Fr. Muenchserved in many parishes and had manydiocesan assignments during his yearsof service to the Diocese of Ogdensburguntil his retirement in 2013. He wasalso a columnist for the North CountryCatholic, the diocesan newspaper forthe Diocese of Ogdensburg, for severalyears.

v Fr. Joseph N. Sestito, SMS’59,(Ogdensburg), is celebrating his 60thanniversary of ordination. He wasordained to the priesthood on May 16,1959 by Bishop James Navagh in St.Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg. Heserved in the U.S. Navy from 1967 to1992, and earned a Bronze Star for hisservice.

1960s

v Robert J. Reinkober, SMS’60, hasmoved to 2416 Cedar Ridge Apt B,Green Bay, WI 54313.

v Rev. Msgr. Gerald L. Lewis,SMS’61, (Raleigh), wrote in to let usknow that he is still Director of theArchives of the Diocese of Raleigh,now in his 14th year. He is in goodhealth and celebrates Mass at variousparishes as needed. He can be reachedat 1601 Westbridge Court, Raleigh, NC27606.

v Msgr. F. Charles Troncale, SMS’65,(Mobile), can now be reached at OurLady of Guadalupe Church, 545 WhiteRoad, Wetumpka, AL 36092.

v Robert A. Serio, SMS’69, is nowliving at 719 Maiden Choice LaneBR616, Catonsville, MD 21228.

1970s

v Fr. Michael A. Boccaccio, SMS’71,(Bridgeport), is now the DiocesanDirector of Catholic Relief Services,

while remaining Director of thePontifical Mission Office.

v Msgr. John E. Kozar, SMS’71,(Pittsburgh), president of CatholicNear East Welfare Association, andpublisher of NCEWA’s ONE magazine,is the 2019 winner of the CatholicPress Association’s Bishop JohnEngland Award. This award, the CPA’shighest honor for publishers, is given toa Catholic press publisher who “clearlyhas acted in his role as publisher; andclearly has acted in defense of the pub-lication or used the publication, inaccordance with its mission, to defendthe First Amendment rights of the pub-lisher, the institution owning the publi-cation, and/or the church as a whole.”

v Bishop Christie A. Macaluso,SMS’71, (Hartford), has retired asAuxiliary Bishop of Hartford.

v Fr. John R. Poirier, (Manchester), is now living at 21 Searles Road,Windham, NH 03087.

v Fr. Joseph M. Nally, SMS’72,(Worcester), previously Pastor of St.John, Guardian of Our Lady Parish inClinton, has become a Senior Priest,with Residence at St. George Parish inWorcester, 40 Brattle Street, Worcester,MA 01606.

v Fr. David J. Baranowski, SMS’73,(Hartford), is now Pastor of St.Junipero Serra, 80 Hayes Road, So.Windsor, CT 09074. St. Junipero Serrais a combination of St. Francis of Assisiand St. Margaret Mary, both in St.Windsor, CT.

v Fr. Paul M. Lipinski, SMS’73,(Rockford), previously Pastor of St.Mary Parish, Sycamore, IL, has retired.

v Msgr. Chester M. Moczydlowski,SMS’73, (Charleston), previouslyPastor of St. John the Beloved Churchin Summerville, has retired.

v Fr. George J. Ridick, SMS’73,(Worcester), previously Pastor ofSacred Heart-St. Catherine of SwedenParish, Worcester, is now retired.

Members of the class of 1969 celebrated their 50th anniversary at Alumni Day. Back row, Fr. RobertHumenay, Fr. Ronald Cioffi, Dick Dena, Richard Gigliotti. Front row, Msgr. Peter Flood, Fr. MikeGallagher, and John Maxian.

v Fr. Michael J. Drury, SMS’74,(Paterson), previously Pastor of St. Luke’sin Long Valley, has retired.

v Fr. Donald L. Przybylski, SMS’74,(LaCrosse), has retired and can bereached at 1020 1st St., Apt 212, StevensPoint, WI 54481-2654.

v Fr. Stephen B. Salvador, SMS’74,(Fall River), served as a NationalChaplain from 2010-2013 for theNational Catholic Committee onScouting. He retired from active ministryin June, 2017, but continues to serve as aChair of the Chaplains Committee forthe NCCS. In retirement he assists inlocal parishes.

v Fr. C. Lou Martin, SMS’76,(Baltimore), previously Pastor of Christthe King, Glen Burnie, has retired, andwill now be working with the missions of Operation Mato Grasso in SouthAmerica.

v Fr. Frank D. Almade, SMS’78,(Pittsburgh), has been appointedAdministrator of the parishes of GoodShepherd, Braddock; Madonna deCastello, Swissvale; St. Maurice, ForestHills; and Word of God, Swissvale. Healso maintains his responsibilities asAdministrator of the parishes of St.Colman, Turtle Creek; St. John Fisher,Churchill; and St. Jude the Apostle,Wilmerding.

v Fr. Robert E. Shillenn, SMS’78,(Washington, DC), has moved to 34 EastMain Street, #415, Smithtown, NY11787.

1980s

v Fr. William Matheny, Jr., SMS’81,(Wheeling-Charleston), has beenappointed Administrator of AscensionParish in Hurricane, with residence inthe rectory, 905 Hickory Mills Road,Hurricane, WV 25526.

v Fr. Patrick M. Carrion, SMS’82,(Baltimore), previously Pastor of theCatholic Community of South Baltimore,is now Pastor of St. Bernadette, 801Stevenson Road, Severn, MD 21144. Fr.

Carrion also lost his brother, Fr. MichaelW. Carrion, SMSC’73, (Baltimore),whose obituary appears in the InMemoriam section of this publication.

v Fr. Gerard C. Francik, SMS’86,(Baltimore), previously Pastor of St.Mark, Fallston, is now Pastor of SacredHeart Parish, 63 Sacred Heart Lane,Glyndon, MD 21071-3672.

v Fr. David Murphy, SMS’86,(Wilmington), has been appointedAssociate Pastor of St. Edmond Parish inRehoboth Beach.

v Fr. Kenneth J. Suibielski, SMS’89,(Providence), has recently retired toFlorida from St. Clare in Westerly, RI,after 42 years of ministry. He can bereached at 8875 Etera Drive, Sarasota, FL34238.

1990s

v Msgr. Robert K. Johnson, SMS’90,(Worcester), formerly Rector of St. PaulCathedral Parish and recently returnedfrom studies in Rome, has been namedPastor of Holy Family and St. StephenParishes in Worcester. Msgr. Johnsonremains Director of the Office for DivineWorship and diocesan master of cere-monies.

v Fr. James D. Proffitt, SMS’90,(Baltimore), previously Pastor of St. Johnthe Evangelist, Severna Park, is nowDirector of Clergy Personnel for theArchdiocese of Baltimore.

v Fr. Richard A. Rosinski, SMS’92,(Rockford), is now Pastor of St. Mary, POBox 1070, Byron, IL 61010

v Fr. William J. Ledoux, SMS’92,(Providence), Pastor of St. Mary, Cranston,has been honored as Distinguished SchoolPastor of the Year from the Catholic SchoolOffice for the Diocese of Providence for hisexceptional support and dedication toCatholic education.

v Fr. Marc A. Mancini, SMS’92,(Paterson), previously Pastor of St. Thereseis Succasunna, is now Administrator of St.James of the Marches in Totowa.

v Fr. David C. Procaccini, SMS’92,(Providence), has been appointed Pastor ofSt. Francis de Sales, 381 School St., NorthKingston, RI 02852.

v Fr. K. Michael Lambeth, SMS’93,(Trenton), previously Pastor of St. TheresaParish in Little Egg Harbor, has retired.

v John L. Maningas, SMS’93, wrote in tolet us know that he is currently aBehavioral Health RN at Madigan Army


Members of St. Charles College Class of 1964 came out to support Msgr. Aiken as he was awardedthe Robert F. Leavitt, P.S.S. Award for Excellence in Pastoral Leadership on Alumni Day. (l-r): Fr. John Zec, Joe Heacock, Msgr. Lloyd Aiken, Fr. Tom Ulshafer, P.S.S. and Gordon Truitt.

Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. He hasserved in the military in the Navy as amicrobiology lab technician for six years,and then in the Air Force as an RN andFNP for nine years. He can be reached at3910 N. 28th St., #219, Tacoma, WA98407.

v Deacon Paul Mann, SMS’93,(Baltimore), is now stationed at Our Ladyof Mount Carmel, Middle River.

v Fr. Stuart H. Pinette, SMS’94, has beenappointed Pastor of St. Marianne Cope, 6Windsorville Road, Broad Brook, CT06016.

v Msgr. Patrick Golden, SMS’96,(Richmond), is now Pastor of Our Lady ofNazareth, 2505 Electric Road, Roanoke,VA 24018.

v Fr. James S. Mazzone, SMS’99,(Worcester), previously Director of theOffice of Vocations and Holy Name ofJesus House of Studies in Worcester, has

been appointed Pastor of St. John,Guardian of Our Lady Parish, 149 ChestnutStreet, Clinton, MA 01510.

v Fr. Jonathan Woodhall, SMS’99,(Raleigh), is now living at 200 WatersDrive, Apt A218, Southern Pines, NC28387.

2000s

v Fr. George J. Gannon, SMS’02,(Baltimore), previously Pastor of SacredHeart of Mary, Graceland Park/St. Rita,Dundalk/Our Lady of Fatima, Baltimore,has been appointed Pastor of St. Stephen,Bradshaw.

v Fr. Lawrence P. Adamczyk, SMS’03,(Baltimore), previously Associate Pastorof St. Mary, Hagerstown, has beenappointed Associate Pastor of St. PhilipNeri, Linthicum Heights, and St.Clement I, Lansdowne.

v Fr. Edward J. Burch, SMS’03,(Raleigh), has been appointed Pastor of

St. Matthew Catholic Church inDurham.

v Fr. Miguel Pagan, SMS’04,(Worcester), previously Associate Pastorof St. Cecilia Parish in Leominster, isnow Parochial Vicar at AnnunciationParish in Gardner, MA.

v Fr. John B. Gabage, VF, SMS’07,(Wilmington), has been appointed Pastorof St. Christopher Parish in Chester, MD.

2010s

v Fr. Amadito Flores, SMS’10,(Paterson), has been appointed ParochialVicar of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 135 N.White Horse Pike, Lindenwold, NJ08021.

v Fr. Eric Ayers, SMS’11, (Richmond),previously Pastor of Church of the HolyFamily, Virginia Beach, has been appoint-ed Pastor of Blessed Sacrament, Norfolk.


Alumni from the Diocese of Trenton at Alumni Day in October. l-r: Msgr. Peter Flood, Msgr. Casimir Ladzinski, Fr. Jack Bogacz, Fr. Jean Felician, Fr. Rob Cro, P.S.S., Fr. Ed Griswold, Fr. Ron Cioffi, Fr. Mark Nillo.


v Fr. Brian Capuano, SMS’11,(Richmond), previously AssociateDirector and Promoter of Vocations, isnow Vicar for Vocations, while continu-ing as Pastor of St. Joseph, Petersburg.

v Fr. Warren Tanghe, SMS’11,(Baltimore), previously Pastor of St. Paul,Ellicott City, has retired.

v Fr. Francis D. Kim, SMS’12,(Camden), previously part-time ParochialVicar, St. Peter, Merchantville, and part-time Chaplain, St. Yi Yun II KoreanCatholic Mission, Cherry Hill, is nowpart-time Parochial Vicar, Holy Family,Sewell and continues part-time Chaplain,St. Yi Yun II Korean Catholic Mission,Cherry Hill.

v Fr. Isaac Makovo, SMS’12,(Baltimore), previously Associate Pastorof St. Philip Neri, Linthicum Heights,and St. Clement I, Lansdowne, is nowAdministrator of St. Agnes, Catonsville,and St. William of York, Ten Hills.

v Fr. Andres Serna, SMS’12, (Trenton),previously Parochial Vicar of Christ theKing Parish in Long Branch, is nowParochial Vicar of Jesus, the GoodShepherd Parish in Beverly.

v Fr. Christopher Coffiey, SMS’13,(Wilmington), is now Associate Pastorat St. Joseph on the Brandywine, 10 OldChurch Road, Wilmington, DE 19807,as well as Diocesan Director of thePropagation of the Faith and Chaplainfor the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, andCoast Guard.

v Fr. Brian S. Lewis, SMS’13,(Wilmington), has been appointedAdministrator of St. Benedict Parish inRidgely, MD.

v Fr. Kevin J. Mohan, SMS’13,(Camden), previously Parochial Vicar, St.Mary, Gloucester, is now Parochial Vicar,Our Lady of Hope, Blackwood.

v Rev. Ross E. Conklin, Jr., SMS’14,(Baltimore), previously Associate Pastorof Church of the Resurrection, EllicottCity, and St. Paul, Ellicott City, is nowAdministrator of Our Lady of Hope,Dundalk, and St. Luke, Edgemere.

v Fr. Edgar A. Madarang, SMS’14,(Metuchen), previously Parochial Vicarat Immaculate Conception Parish inAnnandale, has been appointedParochial Vicar at the Cathedral of St.Francis of Assisi Parish, 32 Elm Ave.,Metuchen, NJ 08840.

v Fr. Charles Omolo, SMS’14,(Worcester), previously Associate Pastorof St. George’s in Worcester, has beenappointed Associate Pastor of St. Joseph’sParish in Charlton.

v Fr. Eric J. Dinga, SMS’15,(Greensburg), has been appointed Pastorof St. John the Evangelist Parish and St.Rose Parish, Latrobe.

v Fr. James B. Morely, SMS’15,(Greensburg), has been appointed Pastorof Church of the Resurrection, Clymer,PA, and Chaplain to the StateCorrection Institution, Pine Grove, IN.

v Fr. Mateus Souza, SMS’15,(Worcester), previously Associate Pastorof St. Mary of the Assumption Parish inMilford, has been appointed AssociatePastor of St. Cecilia Parish in Leominster.

v Fr. Diego Buritica, SMS’16,(Worcester), previously Associate Pastorof St. Leo Parish in Leominster, has beenappointed Associate Pastor at St. PaulCathedral, 38 High Street, Worcester,MA 01609.

v Fr. Edward M. Kennedy, SMS’16,(Camden), previously Parochial Vicar,Our Lady of Hope, Blackwood, is nowpart-time Parochial Vicar, St. Rose ofLima, Haddon Heights, and part-timeDirector of Catholic Identity, CamdenCatholic High School, Cherry Hill.

v Fr. Lance S. Martin, SMS’16,(Wilmington), has been appointedAssociate Pastor of St. Ann Parish inBethany Beach, DE.

v Fr. Daniel Price, SMS’16, (Trenton),previously Parochial Vicar of Our Lady ofFatima Parish in Keyport, is nowParochial Vicar of St. Justin the MartyrParish in Toms River.

v Fr. Wilmar Ramos, SMS’16,(Worcester), previously Associate Pastorof Annunciation Parish in Gardner, isnow serving as Associate Pastor at St.John Paul II in Southbridge, MA.

Fr. Nate Brooks (SMS’19), Fr. Jason Hage (SMS’14), and Fr. Chris Ballard (SMS’10), all formerStudent Body Presidents, all from the Diocese of Syracuse, were in Alexandria Bay, NY on the St.Lawrence River. All of the priests and deacons of the diocese were gathered for a three day convocation.The speaker this year was Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. and his title was “Discernment in the DailyLife of Diocesan Priests and Deacons: A Path to Spiritual Freedom.”


v Fr. Michael D. Merritt, SMS’17,(Rochester), has been appointedParochial Vicar of St. Francis and St.Clare, Waterloo.

v Fr. John R. Christian, SMS’17,(Richmond), previously Parochial Vicarat St. Bridget, Richmond, is nowParochial Vicar of St. Andrew, Roanoke.

v Fr. John R. Baab, SMS’18,(Richmond), previously Parochial Vicarat Church of the Ascension, VirginiaBeach, is now Parochial Vicar of St.Bede, Williamsburg.

v Newly ordained Fr. Nathan W.Brooks, SMS’19, (Syracuse), has beenappointed Parochial Vicar at St. Mary’sChurch, 59 N. Main St., Cortland, NY13045.

v Newly ordained Fr. Thiago M.DaSilva, SMS’19, (Worcester), isAssociate Pastor at St. Mary of theAssumption, 17 Winter St., Milford, MA01757.

v Newly ordained Fr. Matthew J.DeFusco, SMS’19, (Baltimore), has beenappointed Associate Pastor at St.Margaret, 141 N. Hickory Ave., Bel Air,MD 21014.

v Newly ordained Fr. Matthew T.Himes, SMS’19, (Baltimore), has beenappointed Associated Pastor at Our Ladyof the Fields, 1070 Cecil Avenue,Millersville, MD 21108.

v Newly ordained Fr. Joseph S. Illes,SMS’19, (Metuchen), has been appointedParochial Vicar at Immaculate

Conception, 35 Mountain Ave.,Somerville, NJ 08876.

v Newly ordained Fr. Daniel R.Molochko, SMS’19, (Richmond), isParochial Vicar at St. Mary Star of theSea, 7 Frank Lane, Ft. Monroe, VA23651.

Rick Childs was joined by (l-r) his son Matt, wife Sharon and son Rick for the community celebration of his retirement. Fr. Brown honored Rick for 43 years of exemplary service to St. Mary’s Seminary as the Vice President of Finance. Rick’s family joined the seminarian community, former President Rectors Fr. Robert Leavitt, P.S.S. and Fr. Thomas Hurst, P.S.S.,as well as 20 current and former board members.

Members of the Seminary College Class of 1974 celebrated their 45th anniversary at Alumni Day. Pictured l-r: Msgr. John Hopkins, Dave Henry, Fr. Pierre Baker, Rick Vessels, Mark Ostrowski, Fr. Paul Montminy, Fr. Keith Boisvert.

9 Fr. John P. Driscoll, PS’44 andSMS’47, (Fall River), died on May 6,2019, at the age of 94. He was ordainedto the priesthood on May 31, 1947, byBishop James E. Cassidy at the Cathedralof St. Mary of the Assumption, Fall River,and retired from active ministry at the ageof 77 in June, 2001, after serving his finalassignment as Pastor of St. LawrenceChurch for 29 years. Fr. Driscoll served ineight parishes during his 72 years in theDiocese of Fall River. Fr. Driscoll, alongwith Msgr. Daniel Shalloo, was thefounder of The Anchor, the diocesannewspaper for the Diocese of Fall River,and was editorial writer and AssistantGeneral Manager for 19 years. Otherassignments included being the first pres-ident of the Diocesan Priests Council,chairman of the Personnel Board, a mem-ber of the Board of Diocesan Consultorsand Divine Worship Commission, as wellas many others. He was Spiritual Directorof the Missionaries of Charity, and one ofthe highlights of his life was meeting St.Teresa (of Calcutta) when she visitedNew Bedford. A Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated at St. Lawrence Church,with Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha as princi-pal celebrant.

9 Fr. Francis E. McDonnell, SCC’45and SMS’51, (Rockford), died onNovember 14, 2019, at the age of 92. Hewas ordained to the priesthood by BishopJohn J. Boylan at St. Mary’s Parish inSterling, IL on April 11, 1951. He servedfor nine years with the Society of St.Sulpice, teaching in their seminaries. Heserved as a faculty member at MarmionAcademy in Aurora; as Chaplain ofMercyville in Aurora; on the faculty atRoncalli High School in Aurora; wasappointed to be Moderator of theCatholic Interracial Council; servedCatholic Charities first as AssistantDirector and then as Director. While inRockford Fr. McDonnell was also theChaplain to Mount St. Francis Convent;was the Defender of the Bond for theTribunal; served as pastor of St. Patrick inRockford; was assigned as Pro-Synodal

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Judge for the Tribunal. In 1983 Fr.McDonnell was assigned as Pastor ofSacred Heart Parish in Sterling, andretired there from active ministry on June10, 1997. A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch in Sterling.

9 Msgr. Peter R. Riani, SMS’55,(Ogdensburg), died on May 16, 2019, atthe age of 89. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 21, 1955 at St. Mary’sCathedral in Ogdensburg by BishopWalter P. Kellenberg. During his 64 yearsin the Diocese of Ogdensburg, Msgr. Rianiserved in eight parishes, and was aninstructor at Wadhams Hall Seminary,where he was involved in the educationand formation of young men consideringtheir calling to the priesthood. This begana career spanning five decades, culminat-ing as President-Rector of the seminary fortwelve years. In 1976, he was appointed aPrelate of Honor of His Holiness, with thetitle Monsignor. He retired from activeministry in 2012. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated on May 21, 2019,the 64th anniversary of his ordination, atSt. Agnes Church in Lake Placid, withBishop Terry R. LaValley presiding.

9 Hon. Thomas F. Howder, Sr., SCC’50,died on June 10, 2019, at the age of 88.He received his undergraduate degreefrom the Catholic University of Americaand served in the United States Army as aFirst Lieutenant. He then earned his JurisDoctor from the Georgetown UniversityLaw Center. Tom spent most of his careerwith the Federal government, primarilywith the Federal Trade Commission, as alitigation attorney and later as anAdministrative Law Judge. He lived in theLucketts area for more than forty years andbelonged to several civic organizationsincluding the Lucketts Ruritan. A funeralMass was celebrated at St. John theApostle Roman Catholic Church,Leesburg.

9 Msgr. Frank E. Mahler, SMS’56,(Arlington), died on March 13, 2019, atthe age of 89. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 6, 1956, by CardinalFrancis Spellman in New York City. Prior

to the founding of the Diocese ofArlington, he served in five parishesbefore serving two years in the Diocese ofCheyenne, WY, and a one-year leave ofabsence. Upon his return to the newlyformed Diocese of Arlington, Fr. Mahlerserved in eight parishes over the next 29years until his retirement in 2004. He wasnamed a Pontifical Prelate of Honor in1982, with the title Monsignor. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated at theCathedral of St. Thomas More inArlington.

9 Fr. Bernard J. Mullane, SMS’56,(Rockford), died on August 7, 2019, at theage of 88. He was ordained to the priest-hood by Bishop Martin D. McNamara atSt. Joseph Parish in Aurora on May 26,1956. Over his 63 years in the Diocese ofRockford, Fr. Mullane served in tenparishes, as well as many diocesan assign-ments, until his retirement in 2000. Afuneral Mass was celebrated at St. PatrickParish in McHenry.

9 George T. O’Brien, SCC’50, PS’52,and SMS’56, died on September 18, 2019.Husband of the late Patricia MurphyO'Brien; loving father of Terry, Ellen(Russell Souder), Kathy Kramer (Kirk),Mary (Wayne Hewitt), Dan (Michelle),John, Robert, Patrick (Teresa), PeggyDoyle (Tom) and Bernie New (Chuck).

Brother of Patricia Brady and predeceasedby Mary Ann Leahy, Marge Landi,Kathleen Neitzey; survived by 18 grand-children and two great-grandchildren. AMass of Christian Burial was celebrated atAscension Catholic Church, Bowie.

9 Fr. Thomas Stransky, C.S.P., SCC’50,died on September 3, 2019, on his 89thbirthday. Fr. Stransky was ordained aPaulist priest in 1957. As a young staffmember of the Vatican’s Secretariat forPromoting Christian Unity, he played aninstrumental role in the writing of one ofthe Second Vatican Council’s most impor-tant documents, the 1965 Declaration onthe Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, also known as“Nostra Aetate.” Fr. Stransky served asPresident of the Paulist Fathers from 1970-1978. He led the Ecumenical Institute ofthe University of Notre Dame at Tanturfrom 1988-1999, and continued on thestaff until 2008. He received an honorarydegree from Notre Dame in 2015 for hiswork as a “bridge-builder of unusual intel-lectual courage” who “guided the CatholicChurch’s historic deliberations on thedeepening of its relationship first to theJewish people, and then to all non-Christian believers.” A funeral Mass wascelebrated at the Church of St. Paul theApostle, New York City.


9 Fr. John F. Heaney, PS’53 and SMS’57,(Providence), died on March 29, 2019, atthe age of 88. He was ordained to thepriesthood on June 20, 1957 in Louvain byArchbishop Henry J. O’Brien. Fr. Heaneyserved as Assistant Pastor at St. JosephParish, Ashton; St. Edward Parish,Pawtucket, while teaching at St. Raphael,Warwick; St. James Parish, West Warwick;and as Pastor of St. Mary Parish inCarolina, serving there until his retire-ment in 2001. In addition to his parochialduties, he served as Chaplain for the St.John Neumann Council 6939 of theKnights of Columbus and was a member ofthe Hope Valley-Charlestown EcumenicalClergy Association. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated at St. James Chapelin Charlestown.

9 Fr. Vincent F. Langan, SMS’60,(Scranton), died on September 1, 2019, atthe age of 85. An all-star football player inhigh school, Fr. Langan also lettered inbasketball and baseball. In 1950 he wasnamed Outstanding Player in the CatholicFootball Conference. He was ordained tothe priesthood on June 11, 1960 by BishopJerome Daniel Hannon, Bishop Emeritusof Scranton. During his 59 years in theDiocese of Scranton, Fr. Langan served inmore than twelve parishes and diocesanappointments. He served at his lastparishes (St. John the Evangelist, South

Waverly; St. Ann’s, Bentley Creek; andSt. Joseph, Athens) for 35 years until hisretirement in 2009. He was honored forthis 50th anniversary of ordination byhaving a grotto dedicated to him atEpiphany School in Sayre. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated by BishopJoseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, atSt. Patrick Church, Scranton.

9 Fr. Daniel M. Trainor, SMS’61,(Providence), died on August 5, 2019, atthe age of 83. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 27, 1961, in theCathedral of SS. Peter and Paul inProvidence by Bishop Russell J.McVinney. From 1971 to 2007, Fr.Trainor was Administrator, Co-Pastor, andthen Pastor of the Assumption Parish,Providence. In 2006, after more than 36years of ministry at the AssumptionParish, he retired as Pastor Emeritus. Inaddition to parish duties, Fr. Trainorserved as Dean of Deanery 10 for threeterms; was a member of the Council ofPriests and of the College of Consultors;and as Secretary, Vice President, andPresident of the West Elmwood HousingDevelopment Corporation. He receivedseveral awards for his humanitarian servic-es for refugees, especially those fromCambodia and Thailand. AConcelebrated Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated at the Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary Church inProvidence.

9 Fr. Matthew A. Sindik, SMS’62,(Mobile), died on November 7, 2019, atthe age of 92. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 31, 1962. Fr. Sindikserved throughout the Archdiocese ofMobile during his 56 years of ministry. Hewas assigned to Little Flower Parish inMobile and St. Cecilia Parish in MountVernon; served as chaplain at CatholicBoys’ Home in Montgomery and SearcyState Hospital in Mount Vernon; and wasan advocate and judge in the Archdioceseof Mobile Metropolitan Tribunal. As wellas his parish assignments, he served asprincipal of Montgomery Catholic HighSchool, and also taught at McGillInstitute and St. Jude High School. AMass of Christian Burial was celebrated atSt. Jude in Montgomery.

9 Fr. John E. Watterson, PS’58 andSMS’62, (Providence), died on December22, 2019, at the age of 82. He wasordained to the priesthood on July 1, 1962in Louvain by Bishop Honore VanWaeyenburgh. After ordination, heserved as Chaplain at St. Joseph Hospitalin Providence. In 1966, he became a USArmy Chaplain, serving until 1992 in var-ious parts of the world with the rank ofColonel, and earning four Bronze Stars.After returning from the Army, he becameChaplain at Memorial Hospital inPawtucket. Fr. Watterson was appointedpart-time Chaplain at the R.I. MedicalCenter, Cranston, and part-time Directorof Health Care Ministries of the Dioceseof Providence. He then became Pastor ofSt. Mary, Pawtucket, while continuing atthe R.I. Medical Center and the Office ofHealth Care Ministries. He was appointedPastor of St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parishin Narragansett, and was named Dean ofDeanery VIII. Fr. Watterson retired asPastor Emeritus of St. Mary, Star of theSea in 2008. During his retirement years,he resided within the Diocese of FallRiver, MA. A Concelebrated Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated at St.Theresa’s Church in Tiverton, RI.

9 John A. Neuhaus, SMS’63, died onAugust 14, 2019, at the age of 82 after asudden illness. He received his doctoratedegree in higher education from NovaUniversity and dedicated his entire careerin community colleges where he felt hecould have the greatest impact in educa-tion. After his retirement in 2002, Johnand his wife, Pat, returned to their homeof Grand Haven, MI. A private celebra-tion of life memorial was held.

9 Joseph E. Champagne, SMS’64, diedon December 11, 2018, at the age of 80.Soon after earning his Ph.D., he wasappointed Director of Research of theState of South Carolina. He became theAssociate Director of The Institute forLabor and Industrial Relations at theCollege Business Administration at theUniversity of Houston. He led a feasibilitystudy for establishing a CommunityCollege and became the foundingPresident of Houston Community Collegein 1970. He served on the Board ofLighthouse for the Blind, the Center ofMulti-Handicap Children as well as otherboards. In 1981, he and his family movedto Michigan and he became the Presidentof Oakland University in Rochester, MI,where he served for ten years. He laterbecame the Chancellor of the Lamar

University System in Beaumont, TX. Hemoved back to Rochester to start his owncorporation and educational consultingbusiness. He became Vice President forAdvanced Studies and Dean of theUniversity Center. He was passionateabout increasing educational opportuni-ties for students by providing access toupper college level courses from local uni-versities. A funeral Mass was celebrated atSt. Andrews Catholic Church inRochester, MI.

9 Edward J. Whalen, SMS’64, died onJanuary 19, 2020, from complicationsrelated to cancer at the age of 82. Upongraduating the seminary, he spent twoyears as a Peace Corps volunteer inEcuador, where he founded the John F.Kennedy School #1 in the village of ElEsfuerzo. After working as an elementaryschool teacher in the Nyack PublicSchools, he went on to serve as an admin-istrator in a number of school districts. Edretired from Newfield Elementary Schoolin Stamford, CT after serving as principalfor over a decade. Ed traveled the globe,vising almost every state in the U.S., andmore than 100 countries on six conti-nents. He was very active in his homeparish of St. Vincent de Ferrer in DelrayBeach, FL, serving as a lector and volun-

teer in the parish school. He was also aKnight of Columbus. A funeral Mass wascelebrated at St. Cecilia’s Church inWilbraham, MA.

9 Fr. James E. Parke, SMS’65,(Richmond), died on April 22, 2019, atthe age of 79. He was ordained to thepriesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh in1965, and incardinated into the Diocese ofRichmond in 1977. He moved toRichmond to serve as the Director of theCollege Contact Program from 1975-1980. Fr. Parke was Pastor of Holy Rosary,Richmond; Our Lady of Perpetual Help,Salem; and Church of the Ascension,Virginia Beach. He also served as Pastorof the Catholic Community at theAnglican/Roman Catholic Community ofthe Holy Apostles, Virginia Beach. Fr.Parke was chair of the Diocese ofRichmond’s retirement committee fortwelve years, and vice president of theVirginia Council of Churches. A funeralMass was celebrated at Church of theAscension, Virginia Beach.

9 Fr. Richard M. Lelonis, SMS’71,(Pittsburgh), died on October 20, 2019, atthe age of 74. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 1, 1971 at St. PaulCathedral by Bishop Vincent Leonard.After ordination, he received his Masterin Church Administration from theCatholic University of America. In 1979,he received his Licentiate in Canon Law(J.C.L.) from the Catholic University ofAmerica. A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated at St. Adalbert Church, Princeof Peace Parish in Pittsburgh with BishopWinter presiding.

9 Fr. Michael L. Tauke, SMS’74,(Dubuque), died on December 12, 2019,at the age of 71. He was ordained to thepriesthood in 1974 at St. Francis Xavier inDyersville. Over his 44 years in theArchdiocese of Dubuque, Fr. Tauke servedin at least thirteen assignments, until hisretirement in 2015. A funeral Mass wascelebrated at St. Mary Catholic Church inWaverly.

9 Fr. Michael W. Carrion, SMSC’73,(Baltimore), died suddenly on November30, 2019, at the age of 68. He was


ordained to the priesthood in 1977 at theCathedral of Mary Our Queen byArchbishop William Borders. He wasassigned to Sacred Heart in Glyndon, OurLady of Perpetual Help in Woodlawn, St.Margaret in Bel Air, and St. Clare in Essexbefore he was named Pastor of ImmaculateHeart of Mary, Towson, in 2000, where heserved until his death. Other members ofFr. Carrion’s family have served in theArchdiocese of Baltimore, including anuncle, Fr. Martin Flahavan; great-aunt, Sr.Mary Touhey of the Divine Heart (a GoodShepherd Order nun); Fr. Patrick Carrion(SMS’82), Pastor of St. BernadetteChurch in Severn and Director of theArchdiocesan Office of Cemeteries. In2017, Fr. Carrion and his brother celebrat-ed their 75 combined years in the priest-hood and hosted an event for other priestswho had siblings in the clergy. In additionto his other duties, Fr. Carrion served as ametropolitan collegiate judge in theArchdiocesan Tribunal. He was a Knightof the Holy Sepulcher and made religiouspilgrimages to the Holy Land. A funeralMass was celebrated at Immaculate Heartof Mary Church, Towson.

9 Fr. James O. Dabrowski, SMS’84,(Camden), died on January 1, 2020, at theage of 63. He was ordained to the priest-hood on May 26, 1984, by Bishop GeorgeH. Guilfoyle for the Diocese of Camden.

He served as Parochial Vicar at St. John ofGod, North Cape May; St. Joseph, SomersPoint; Sacred Heart, Mount Ephram; andSt. Thomas, Brigantine. He was Pastor atAnnunciation, Bellmawr; St. SimonStock, Berlin; and St. Thomas MoreParish, Cherry Hill. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated at St. Simon StockParish, Berlin.

9 Fr. Matthew J. Leonard, SMS’98,(Charlotte), died on December 28, 2019,at the age of 57. He was a Tri-StateGolden Gloves boxing champion duringhis high school years, and joined the U.S.Navy at the age of 17. He was ordained tothe priesthood on June 6, 1998, by BishopWilliam G. Curlin. During more than 20years of priestly ministry, Fr. Leonardserved at four parishes in the Diocese ofCharlotte. A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated at St. Margaret Mary CatholicChurch in Black Mountain, NC, withBishop Jurgis presiding.


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9 Kathy Mignini, a great friend andco-worker to many at St. Mary’sSeminary, died in December 2019after suffering a brain aneurism.Kathy worked in the FinanceDepartment and served as theDirector of Reservations andInstitutional Services in the Centerfrom 1986-2013. Her funeral wascelebrated on Friday, January 10th.Most Rev. W. Francis Malooly,(SCC’64 and SMS’70), a very dearfriend of Kathy and former classmateof her husband Tony, was the celebrant. Fr. Robert Leavitt was thehomilist and his homily may be foundat www.stmarys.edu/seminary/alum-ni-day/class-notes-newsletter/ Over300 friends, co-workers and alumnijoined the family for the funeral.Tony Mignini (SCC’63) asked thather funeral be held at St. Mary’s inkeeping with Kathy’s long-time wish-es. She is survived by her two daugh-ters, their husbands and six grand-children. Notes of condolence canbe sent to Tony Mignini at 4873Hampshire Court Unit 301, Naples,FL 34112.


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